Hearing Torifu say that, Karatachi Yagura shot his teacher an annoyed look.
Yuezhu, meanwhile, was incredibly awkward. "No, the two of us were tidying up at home for a while."
Torifu smiled faintly after hearing that. He actually knew Yuezhu had gotten lost, but this man was just like that—desperate to save face.
Torifu did not feel right exposing him either. After all, they were old acquaintances; the two of them had known each other since Torifu was young.
Now Yuezhu had grown old too, without any of the heroic vigor he had possessed back then.
"You came to me because of the cooperation matter, I presume? Kirigakure badly needs a chance to cooperate and obtain funds to speed up the village's development."
Both of them were shocked when they heard this. "Lord Torifu, you already guessed it?"
Torifu waved a hand. "Isn't that obvious? You didn't get a result at the talks, so afterward, you were definitely still going to come find me."
Almost all cooperation in the entire Shinobi World was basically led by Konoha, so they had no second choice.
Hearing this, Yuezhu stopped being coy. "That is indeed the case, Lord Torifu. Kirigakure's current development speed can no longer compare to the other villages at all. If this continues, sooner or later we will be kicked out of the ranks of the Five Great Nations."
Torifu naturally knew Kirigakure's situation. Even though he basically had no dealings with them on ordinary days, he could still know how the other three countries were developing.
Then, with just a little inference, the result could be reached immediately.
"You don't have to call me lord either. Just call me Torifu. We're old acquaintances; I don't deserve to be called lord."
Yuezhu was somewhat moved after hearing this. "All right."